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DAVID PLATT – ENGLAND HERO

STUART STEELYARD LOOKS BACK AT THE INCREDIBLE CAREER OF THE GOALSCORING MIDFIELDER...

Defining moment: David Platt celebrates his last-gasp winner for England against Belgium with Mark Wright

SPOTTED playing at his local side Chadderton, David Platt signed on as an apprentice at Manchester United before turning professional at the age of 18 for the start of the 1984-85 season.
Unfortunately, by February of that campaign, Platt was let go by United without playing a competitive game. It was a tough decision for the manager Ron Atkinson, who didn’t want to lose him, but simply had too...

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